The point is that it is an undisputed fact that most NYC highschool graduates entering community college need remedial courses in the basics. It doesn't matter whether it is 60% or 70% or 80%, the fact that there are so many is a tragedy. It should be such an extreme rarity that any HS grad entering college anywhere needs any kind of remedial work in basic reading, writing, and basic math.
And certainly correcting that deplorable situation should be of much higher priority than regulating the size of soft drinks people can buy at the 7/11 or worrying about whether the homeless might get a little too much salt in their soup.
Surely we can all agree on that.
And certainly correcting that deplorable situation should be of much higher priority than regulating the size of soft drinks people can buy at the 7/11 or worrying about whether the homeless might get a little too much salt in their soup.
Surely we can all agree on that.